Lithium hydroxide, monohydrate → 5-Fluoro-3-methylpicolinic acid

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To a solution of 5-fluoro-3-methyl-pyridine-2-carboxylic acid methyl ester (1.28 g) in MeOH (6 ml) was added at 22° C. a solution of lithium hydroxide mono hydrate (636 mg) in water (3 ml) and stiring was continued for 16 h. The mixture was diluted with water, the MeOH was evaporated at reduced pressure and the pH was adjusted to 1 using 1 N aqueous HCl. The aqueous layer was extracted with AcOEt, the organic layer was dried, evaporated and the residue was crystallized from AcOEt/n-heptane to give the title compound (1.02 g) as a pale yellow solid. MS: m/z=153.7 [M−H]−.

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